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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 2018

Lena-Winslow achieves a memorable close to 2018 season REPORTER

The NUIC season was one that many area sports fans will remember, especially Lady Panthers fans who saw their team once again push opposition to the limit, before eventually succumbing to a Sectional finalist. The Lady Panthers faded from the season after they ran into the Milledgeville Lady Missiles who came away with the Freeport Aquin Sectional Semi-Final win, 8-1. The four seed did not disappoint fans though. They pulled off some big wins on their way to the short journey east and the second round. Ciara Miller was nearly unhittable as she struck out twelve Lena-Winslow batters and limited the Lady Panthers on base opportunities. Alexandra Schmidt covered all bases on her sixth inning shot to help secure the win for the two-seed Lady Missiles. Lena-Winslow pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the post-season on Saturday, May 19, when they knocked off the NUIC-West Champion and overall number one seed, Eastland Lady Cougars, 6-4. The win gave them the Regional Title and they earned it in front of the home fans. Beating Eastland was something Lena-Winslow found itself able to do this season already. It wasn’t something that many teams in the West could accomplish though. The Lady Cougars were 12-2 in head-to-head matches this year, but Lena-Winslow beat them on Tuesday, May 1, 4-0. The Lady Panthers grabbed the 1-0 edge after two and then added three insurance runs in the top of the seventh to collect the win. A little over a week later Eastland returned the favor with a 5-0 win on Thursday, May 10. The Lady Pan-

thers closed the regular season on a .500 clip and ended regular season play with a 6-8 West mark and a five-game under .500 overall mark. The boy’s baseball team didn’t see the type of success that their lady counterparts had this season. They worked through a regular season closing schedule that saw wins hard to come by. It changed when they entered the post-season however. The Panthers were issued the eight-seed in this year’s 1A State Baseball Playoffs. That meant they had to play on opening day of the State Tournament. The advantage earned with the eight-seed gave them the home game and allowed ten-seed South Beloit to pay a visit. Lena-Winslow knocked off South Beloit 9-5 in the playoff opener, which allowed them to stay home for the 1A Regional Semi-Final and a showdown with the top seed in the River Ridge Sectional Complex, Freeport Aquin. The Bulldogs were 14-2 in the NUIC-East this year and carried a 21-3 mark into the post-season. The record was good enough to earn them second place in the final standings, one game behind the 13-1 Forreston Cardinals, who were 24-3 this season. The Cardinals were Sectional Champions this year. They lost to Aurora Christian, 2-1, at the Super-Sectional this past week. Lena-Winslow’s season ended as uniforms were turned in and the school district said goodbye to this year’s seniors. A strong class of younger players can take the summer off to get ready for the upcoming fall sports season and the first steps in defense of their Class 1A State Football Championship defense. The volleyball season begins in mid-August with players asked to get registered and ready to practice, prior to the late August and early September matches.

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The smiles on the faces of Lauren and Mady Hart are worth a thousand words as they enjoy their berries at the St Joseph Strawberry Social in Lena

American Legion Auxiliary adds Illini Girls State spots American Legion Auxiliary Illini Girls State is a week long program dedicated to providing training for young women in city, county, and state government. They are placed into a two party system and will run for office, campaign, vote, and write legislation pertinent to American Legion Auxiliary Illini Girls State as well as the state and nation. Along with forming their own government of these three levels, they will also hear from guest speakers in the political arena (present and past), veterans and/ or active service men and women, American Legion Auxiliary members, and motivational speakers. Americanism and flag etiquette are taught this week as well. Along with the educational benefits and the importance of voting and getting involved in your community, state, and nation, our goal is also to give young

women confidence and knowledge to go forward in their adult lives and not be afraid to go for their dreams. Those eligible have just finished their Junior Year in High School, be from Illinois and have a C or above average. Dates this year are June 17 to 23. Fees are paid and the delegates will board a charter bus in Lena, Pearl City, Shannon, Polo, or Dixon. There are funds to send a few more girls and this is an awesome life-changing experience. It is held in every state in the Union and this is the 78th year holding it. If you know of anyone that is eligible and would like to take advantage of this opportunity and join 400 other young ladies from throughout the state, please contact jamcps54@yahoo.com or 815-369-4684 before Thursday, June 14.

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